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Obligatory Intro:
I am currently a Postdoctoral fellow in the Computational Physics Group at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Early last year, I received a joint doctorate degree from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Scientific Computing Program. I was also affiliated with the Composite Structures Laboratory and the Department of Aerospace Engineering.
My current research involves analytical and computational modeling of coupled multiscale* phenomena in material physics and biology, spanning mechanics, transport, thermodynamics and phase transitions. Specifically, I am investigating chemo-mechanical coupling of phase transformations involved in battery materials. On the biology front, I am modeling cancer cell motility and developing a continuum formulation of tumor growth. Earlier, for my thesis, I developed a multiscale numerical method for understanding crack propagation in composite materials and this work finds important application in the failure analysis of complex structures such as spacecraft launch systems, aircraft fuselages, etc.
Besides adding to my mathematics and physics quotient, my research also gives me ample opportunities to work on exciting industrial collaborations like NASA's ARES V Integrated Vehicle Health Management(IVHM) project and Boeing's 787 Dreamliner project. Some of this work was well received at the 50th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics(AIAA) SDM conference, where I was awarded the Jefferson Goblet for the best student research paper. Hoping to extend my horizons, I will be spending this summer in Oxford, UK, as a visiting postdoctoral fellow at the Oxford Centre for Collaborative Applied Mathematics (OCCAM).
*Trivia: Exploring multi-scales/dimensions has always been my interest (albeit subconsciously). During undergraduate years, my claim to fame was my travel to the highest and the deepest points in my country, India (Kangchenjunga- in the Himalayas and Hutti gold mine- one kilometer below surface). Then, as destiny had it, I picked up degrees in mining machinery(Sub-surface), mechanical(Surface) and aero(Space). Now it's my yearning to understand time and space scales (quantum, continuum, relativistic), but as of now, I have barely scratched the surface.
Some key milestones:
Education- PhD, Mechanical Engineering and Scientific Computing (Jan 2011)
Thesis: "On the theory and numerical simulation of cohesive crack propagation with application to fiber-reinforced composites"
Advisors: Prof.Krishna Garikipati, Prof.Anthony Waas - MS, Aerospace Engineering (Dec 2009)
- MS, Mechanical Engineering (Dec 2007)
- Admitted to the University of Michigan (Aug 2006)
- B.Tech, Mining Machinery Engineering (May 2005)
- Qualified IIT-Joint Entrance Examination, and admitted to ISM Dhanbad (May 2001)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Computational Physics Group, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. (since 2011)
- NASA IVHM NRA project relocation, Collier Research Corporation, Newport News, Virginia, USA. (2009)
- Guest Scientist, Institute for Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics, TU Freiberg, Germany. (Sep 2005-May 2006)
- IAESTE-DAAD internship, Materials and Components Safety team, Institute of Safety Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany. (Summer 2004)
- Industrial training internship, Hutti Gold Mines, Karnataka, India. (Summer 2003)
Coordinates:
Shiva RudrarajuComputational Physics Group
3003 EECS Building,
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Email: rudraa AT umich.edu, shiva_ism AT yahoo.co.in
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